Mercury concentrations in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, from estuarine and offshore waters of Florida

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-300

  Adams, Douglas H ^a   Onorato, Gregory V ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Heavy metals; Mercury; Recreational fishery; Red drum; Redfish; Sciaenidae

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTAMINATION; FISHERIES; MERCURY (METAL);

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH); OFFSHORE WATER; RED DRUM;

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COASTAL WATER; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FISH; FISHERY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISHERIES; FLORIDA; MALE; MERCURY; PERCIFORMES; RECREATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SCIAENIDAE; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS;

EID: 14744298408     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.049     Document Type: Article

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